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October 09, 2015

Lily why and when did you decide to self-publish your book?

Today I answer with absolute certainty and without any hesitation: Why not?I wish I had this opinion earlier. Then I wouldn’t have wasted so much of my time and energy for nothing.

During the last decade I’ve tried everything to get published by a traditional Publishing company in Germany and in United Kingdom. I put allot of effort in finding the right Literary Agent and Publisher across the world. I spend hours, days, months and years on the Internet and on the official Agent Listings. Visited each single one of their websites to find out whether they represent my book genre or not.

Honestly I have no idea how many people I’ve contacted. I think without exaggeration it must have been around 600 people and companies. Maybe, even more. Not only did I spend allot of time, hope and energy, but also allot of money for printing the cover letter and the synopsis, the mail cost etc. Only God knows how much I have spent. I rather don’t think about it. And the result was as you can imagine nothing but disappointment!

Why? Because I only got either a standard rejection mail or nothing. And if I actually got a publishing offer, it was everything but serious. I will share an example with you next time!

I’m a nominated Multi-Genre Author, Blogger, Artist and Publisher. I’m the Author of “Destination: Freedom” and eleven more titles. With my honest memoir I have enjoyed strong media exposure and public interest during the refugee crises in summer 2015. Placements included two features with national newspaper the Daily Mirror as well as interviews with popular British lifestyle websites Female First and Frost Magazine. I had to fight against injustice, prejudice, discrimination and social isolation for almost three decades to become who I am today. An Independent Publisher and Author with the goal to entertain and educate readers about important and eye-opening topics in our society. Check out my seasonal Free blogger magazine “Read My Mind” on my website! Social media contacts: Website: www.lilyamis.com – www.nasSima-design.com, LilyAmis.blogspot.com, nasSimadesign.blogspot.com, Twitter: @nassimadesign and @ReadMyMindMag, Youtube: sndesign2011, Facebook: @LilyAmisAuthor and @ReadMyMindMagazine. Visit my store: www.society6.com/nassimadesign.